Lift a stone only to drop on your own feet.... >>
A tree never hits an automobile except in self defense... >>
A fall into a ditch makes you wiser.... >>
He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remain... >>
Govern a family as you would cook a small fish - very gently.... >>
He that eats his fowl alone may saddle his horse alone.... (Spanish) >>
The blade wears out the sheath.... (French) >>
It is not the fine, but the coarse and ill-spun that breaks.... (Spanish) >>
Goodness shouts. Evil whispers... (Spanish) >>
He that would be healthy, must eat temperately, and sup earl... (Spanish) >>